SG general knowledge
What is Singapore's national flower?
A) Vanda Miss Joaqium
B) Vanda Miss Joakim
C) Vanda Miss Joqium
A) Vanda Miss Joaqium
What is Singapore’s central bank called?
A) Monetary Authority of Singapore
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Singapore Monetary Authority
D) Centre Bank of Singapore
A) Monetary Authority of Singapore
How many member countries are there in ASEAN?
A) 9
B) 12
C) 10
D) 11
D) 11
The function f(x) = 1/x is undefined at
A) x=1
B) x=0
C) x=-1
D) all x
B) x=0
What is the meaning of SU in NUS
A) Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory
B) Study Unit
C) Student Union
D) Special Upgrade
A) Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory
The five stars on Singapore's flag represent
A) Democracy, Peace, Prosperity, Justice, Unity
B) Democracy, Prosperity, Justice, Happiness, Equality
C) Democracy, Peace, Progress, Justice, Equality
C) Democracy, Peace, Progress, Justice, Equality
When prices rise, the value of money
A) increases
B) decreases
C) becomes negative
D) stays the same
B) decreases
Which continent has the most countries?
A) South America
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) Asia
B) Africa
If log(x) = 0, then x=
A) 0
B) 1
C) 10
D) undefined
B) 1
Which system is most directly used for module registration in NUS?
A) LumiNUS
B) EduRec
C) NUSync
D) Canvas
B) EduRec
Singapore started booming as a trading post after the 1869 opening of what Mediterranean to Red Sea-connecting canal?
A) Panama Canal
B) Kiel Canal
C) Suez Canal
D) Corinth Canal
C) Suez Canal
What best defines inflation?
A) An increase in prices of goods and services
B) A sustained increase in the general price level over time
C) a rise of cost of living
D) fall in purchasing power only
B) A sustained increase in the general price level over time
Which country is the largest oil exporter in the world?
A) United Arab Emirates
B) Russia
C) Saudi Arabia
D) United States
C) Saudi Arabia
If two events are independent, then
A) they cannot occur together
B) one affects the other
C) P(A) = P(B)
D) P(A∩B)= P(A) x P(B)
D) P(A∩B)= P(A) x P(B)
Which service is most closely linked with student welfare responses?
A) NUSSU
B) NUS Care Unit
C) Registrar’s Office
D) Faculty Office
B) NUS Care Unit
What now-defunct Singaporean airport was the country's first purpose-built civil international airport?
A) Sembawang Airfield
B) Kallang Airport
C) Paya Lebar Airport
D) Old Changi Road Airport
B) Kallang Airport
What is fiscal policy?
A) Government control of inflation through interest rates
B) Central bank decisions on money supply
C) Trade regulation policies
D) Government management of taxation and spending
D) Government management of taxation and spending
Which city hosts the International Court of Justice?
A) Brussel in Belgium
B) The Hague in Netherland
C) Strasbourg in France
D) Geneva in Switzerland
B) The Hague in Netherland
1=5
2=25
3=125
4=625
5=?
1
What is NUS’s main library called (
A) NUS Central Library
B) Lee Kong Chian Library
C) UTown Library
D) National Library
A) NUS Central Library
Singapore’s Bukit Timah Nature Reserve contains one of the world’s few remaining primary rainforests within a city. What is its approximate size?
A) 163 hectares
B) 250 hectares
C) 128 hectares
D) 300 hectares
A) 163 hectares
A jobless person actively looking for work is considered
A) Employed
B) In labour force
C) Retired
D) Not in economy
B) In labour force
Which city hosts the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
A) Vienna, Austria
B) Geneva, Switzerland
C) Brussels, Belgium
D) Bonn, Germany
A) Vienna, Austria
1+2=5
2+3=11
3+4=19
4+5=
(4x5)+(4+5)=29
NUS traces its origins back to 1905. What was its original name at the time of founding?
A) King Edward VII College of Medicine
B) University of Singapore
C) Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School
D) Nanyang University
C) Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School